At $38,295 per pupil, Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) ranks #13 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) operates 1 public schools serving 44 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $38,295 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.5% local, 56.9% state, and 42.6% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 58:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.9% African American, 29.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Clara B Ford Academy Sda, enrolling 58 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Clara B Ford Academy Sda accounts for 100.0% of all Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) a distant remainder — means Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) reports 93.2% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) student-counselor ratio is 58:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) is typically wider than the Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda)-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda)?
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 44 students.
How much does Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) spend per student?
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) spends $38,295 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda)?
Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda) students are 56.9% African American, 29.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.